Colias thisoa

Colias thisoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colias
Species:	C. thisoa
Binomial name
	Colias thisoa; Ménétriés, 1832
Synonyms
	Colias eosHerrich-Schäffer, 1852;

Last updated December 06, 2025

Colias thisoa is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the mountains of the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, central Asia, southern Siberia, Turkey and Iran. The habitat consists of humid mountain meadows in the forest belt.^[2]

The larvae feed on Astragalus species.^[1]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

Colias thisoa thisoa (Caucasus Major)
Colias thisoa strandianaSheljuzhko, 1935 (Caucasus Minor, Armenian Highland)
Colias thisoa shakuhensisSheljuzhko, 1935 (Talysh, Kopet-Dagh)
Colias thisoa aeolidesGrum-Grshimailo, 1890 (northern and Inner Tian-Shan, Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai)
Colias thisoa urumtsiensisVerity, 1909 (central Tian-Shan)
Colias thisoa irtyschensisLukhtanov, 1999 (south-western Altai)
Colias thisoa nikolaeviKorshunov, 1998 (Alai, Kurai, Tyurguno Steppe)

References

1 2 3 Colias, Site of Markku Savela
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[funet-1] 1 2 3 Colias, Site of Markku Savela

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